Park Hills Country Club

Park Hills Country Club

December 2020 Newsletter

In closing out 2020, many would say “good riddance!” However, the silver lining to this pandemic plagued year are multi-faceted. Let’s list a few:

1. Despite a pandemic that just wouldn’t go away, the membership and club performance did much better than expected.
2. The newly formed Park Hills Men’s Golf Association jumped into action. More events, greater attendance at those events and raised funds to be used for club improvements.
3. Rounds of golf increased substantially as golf found a niche in the “safe activities” during this challenging year.
4. Members and staff alike did an excellent job of taking pandemic countermeasures to heart, resulting (so far!) in no significant outbreak among our staff or membership.
5. The food and beverage operation were reinstated “in-house” with Hallie and Ashley stepping to the forefront and doing and excellent job under less than ideal circumstances.
6. A recent development was golf course the maintenance passing of the torch. Chase Clark, superintendent of the last two season capitalized on a great opportunity and has moved on. Fortunately, Ethan Hargett, Council Grove native and Kansas State Horticulture Graduate with excellence industry experience has accepted the position and has hit the ground running.

For New Year’s Eve, we’ll continue the recent tradition of offering free hors d’oeuvres at the Club from 4 to 7 pm. It’s a nice way to come out, socialize with your fellow members, brag about your golf scores (truth is optional), and celebrate a year of survival at PHCC.

There is no way to adequately thank the membership of Park Hills. For it is the members that make the Club. While it is management and staff that “set the table” it is the membership that “serves the meal!”

So, for the final time in 2020, thank you for your membership and support of Park Hills. It is truly my pleasure to be entrusted with its management.

See you “At the Club!”

Dick Stuntz

Oaks Golf